Calvary holds off Windsor Forest in OT

A turnover that led to a layup in the final 20 seconds of regulation meant Calvary had to play four more antsy minutes to get a victory over pesky Windsor Forest Tuesday night. But the Cavaliers found the resolve to go back to work.

Blake Jones and Alex Moorman hit baskets in overtime and Cavaliers added five free throws in the final 32 seconds to defeat the Knights, 80-72, in a non-region contest.

"We live for games like this," Jones said. "We practice for just these situations."

"I think this team is definitely getting (an understanding of my system of play)," Helton said. "We had a few situations where we had wide open shots and they didn't fall. That's the way the chips fall sometimes. We just have to keep playing the way we're playing."

Ironically, both Helton and Shell had ties to their opponents. Helton graduated from Calvary in 1997. Shell's coached the Knights for three years before coming to the Cavaliers.

The teams played evenly in the first half. Calvary built its biggest lead of four, 13-9, on a Moorman layup with 1:16 to go in the first quarter.

But Windsor fought back with an 11-2 run, mostly with Moorman on the bench saddled with two fouls.

Guard play carried the Knights. Scott and Mobley had 20 of their team's points during the opening 16 minutes. Padgett kept the Cavaliers close with seven of his team's nine second-quarter points.

Calvary got the ball inside to Moorman and Padgett at the start of the third quarter and took a 38-35 lead. An NBA-range 3-point by Scott, one of his five treys tied the game. But Jones retaliated with a three and Moorman's more conventional three-point play on a dish from Jones boosted the Cavs' advantage to six, 44-38 - the biggest lead of the game.